I have seen the future ...

... and it is mug shaped.

Ladies and gentlemen - I give you ... the mug cake!

• Put 4 tablespoons of plain flour, 4 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of cocoa in a mug and mix thoroughly.
• Add 1 egg, and mix well.
• Add 3 tablespoons of milk and 3 tablespoons of oil – mix again until well combined.
• If desired, add chocolate chips and a splash of vanilla.
• Microwave the mug for 3 minutes at 1000 watts or 4 minutes at 700 watts (the cake will rise above the top of the mug but don’t panic!)
• Allow to cool, turn out onto a plate if you like.
• Apparently margarine tastes better than oil – but you have to add this before the egg and milk instead of after.

I gave the recipe a whirl -

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A stout mug is probably a good idea

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The texture was similar to a sponge pudding ...

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... and it tasted scrumptious!

It was quite sweet, so next time I'll probably reduce the amount of sugar to three spoons, but for a tasty treat made in around five minutes it's pretty darn good!

Hat tip to Niles for the recipe! Now, go and try it out and report back with any variants on the basic recipe that you may come up with!